USHA Three-Wall Addendum · American three-wall
Rule 4.3 Defective Serves
Current rulesUSHA Three-Wall Addendum, as of 26 January 2025 (current)
USHA rules text used with permission of the U.S. Handball Association (ushandball.org); credit: U.S. Handball Association. Source: ushandball.org
Printed as changes
This addendum was printed as changes to USHA Four-Wall Rulebook (26 January 2025). It is shown here as printed: the changes only, not merged into the full text. Read it next to that rulebook.
Under C. Fault Serves.
5) Long Serve. Any served ball that first hits the front wall and rebounds past the outer edge of the long line before touching the floor. During tournament play, receivers must not catch long serves that they assume to be long. Referee will award point for failure to return.
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How this rule changed
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How these ideas connect in this rule
- Actor
- Action
- Place
- Thing
- Concept
- related term
- mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)
- Front wall relates to Long line: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Long line relates to Ball: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
No link to the other terms shown: Receiver, Referee, Fault serve, Long serve, Serve, Point.